by Carissa Willcoxon | Aug 25, 2023 | A Sharpe Insight
In a recent business meeting we were asked to reflect on lessons we learned early in our careers, but with a bit of a twist: What did you learn to do more of and what did you learn to avoid or do less of? A memory I had not thought of in years came flooding back. It...
by Carissa Willcoxon | Apr 6, 2022 | A Sharpe Insight
Twenty years ago, a door opened. It was April of 2002 when I met our founder and my future business partner, Nyles Ayers, who took a chance on a me. I could feel the positive energy exuding from him as he told people he had a “hired a woman” to run the business. He...
by Carissa Willcoxon | May 13, 2021 | A Sharpe Insight
Recently, after a meeting, my phone rang and my stomach sank. I had made a couple valid, but potentially hard to take, comments during a board meeting and I was sure the board chair was calling to fuss at me. I thought about letting the call go to voicemail, but...
by Carissa Willcoxon | Oct 10, 2018 | A Sharpe Insight
As I write this, I’m flying. I connected to Wi-Fi as soon as I could, on my laptop and my phone. It’s 5:45am and I’m signed on to IM, just in case someone needs to get in touch with me. Good grief – I am not that important and things can wait, but the allure of...
